Except for one detail. Peter Crouch will turn 37 in January. If he makes it to the World Cup, it will be in the same way he went to Euro 2016. As a pundit.
“Never say never,” said Stoke boss Mark Hughes. But nowadays Crouch is a part-time footballer, a specialist substitute and a very good one. Crouch equalled Shola Ameobi’s Premier League record of 142 appearances from the bench.
He equalised four minutes later with his 52nd headed goal in the division. No one has got more. He is Stoke’s insurance policy. Bringing him on pays off. “Everyone is saying he is Plan B,” said Hughes. “If it... read more

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